- - Oh My GOD - -

[an_original_sin]

OK, everyone HAS to get a copy of The Times today. Seriously, you HAVE to.

I was innocently reading the paper over lunch, when I turned to page thirty and nearly choked on my sandwich:

PRIVATE SCHOOL WANTS TO BE STATE ACADEMY

and it's BelvedereSeriously. Apparently our old school is planning to go state, end academic selection and let BOYS into

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[mitten_hitter]

*runs to shop to buy Times*

[monograph]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,272-1861191,00.html

[monograph]

i text tabz and she's just rang me spazzing out!xx

[schlagen]

Joe texted me telling me. OH MY GOD.
I now have a sneaking suspicion this is why Richards left, since she has long been an advocate of single-sex education.

Thinking back, should have known this was coming because at the Head Girl's Conference, there was talk of boys being admitted into Welsh GDST schools for Sixth Form anyway.

GAH. What a sad, sad day.

[schlagen]

Having read the article now - what the hell?

Specialise in Modern Foreign Languages? Good luck drumming up interest in that. Expand the Sixth Form significantly? What? asdkljgfaldjfjd

Not amused.

[an_original_sin]

I KNOW! It's such total bollocks, since when has there ever been any demonstration of interest in modern foreign languages? It's not going to work for a second.